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[Flower]

Morning down here on 3.2, stupid insulin & heat 🙄

Sorry for your sad news @HenryBennett

Staying in the shade today, plaster casts & heat are not a good mix.

Have a good day , hope you’re ok out there.

 

[mum2westiesGill]

Good morning everyone 🙂

7:06am Bgl 6.4 and happy to say it's in my target range 🙂

23:34pm bedtime 3 hours and 90 minutes after tea Bgl 8.2 not great but ok - just above 8mmol and had my bedtime snack of 1 bag of mini cheddars 13g of carbs staring at me - didn't have any humalog

what I did at bedtime must've been right because I'm in target this morning 🙂

 

[rebrascora]

3.9 for me today and I am happy enough with that.
I had a very late dinner.... more of a midnight feast.... omelette and big plate of salad and really enjoyed it. Shot myself 3.5 units which was a number I fished out of thin air because it shouldn't really have needed any insulin at all. I just don't seem to respond to insulin on an evening anymore.....It has to be a basal issue but 23 units in the morning is keeping me nice and steady all day until the evening. Started at 7.9 and levels didn't drop below 6 despite waiting almost an hour before eating and started to rise slightly just afterwards. I thought the protein from the eggs might take me higher through the night so I added another half unit on as I climbed into bed on 6.6 and had a nice 4-5 flatfish all night just dipping below 4 as I woke up.... which might just have been a compression low as it increased to mid 4s moments later and I had been tossing and turning with being too warm.
I know I broke a whole raft of diabetes rules there but my body just doesn't seem to be playing by the rules at the moment!
My diabetes management has become ridiculously intuitive or perhaps more accurately described as guess based. Thank goodness for Libre!
I am starting to dread the changeover to Libre 2 with all the problems people are reporting. I ordered a replacement Libre 2 reader a couple of weeks ago and no sign of that yet so I am hoping I can remain on the original version for the foreseeable future. I am not sure the alarms will be a significant benefit to me anyway.

Many congratulations to our regular House Special stars @Hazel and @MeeTooTeeTwo Good to see you both on form.

@HenryBennett So sorry for your family bereavement.

 

[mum2westiesGill]

3.9 for me today and I am happy enough with that.
I had a very late dinner.... more of a midnight feast.... omelette and big plate of salad and really enjoyed it. Shot myself 3.5 units which was a number I fished out of thin air because it shouldn't really have needed any insulin at all. I just don't seem to respond to insulin on an evening anymore.....It has to be a basal issue but 23 units in the morning is keeping me nice and steady all day until the evening. Started at 7.9 and levels didn't drop below 6 despite waiting almost an hour before eating and started to rise slightly just afterwards. I thought the protein from the eggs might take me higher through the night so I added another half unit on as I climbed into bed on 6.6 and had a nice 4-5 flatfish all night just dipping below 4 as I woke up.... which might just have been a compression low as it increased to mid 4s moments later and I had been tossing and turning with being too warm.
I know I broke a whole raft of diabetes rules there but my body just doesn't seem to be playing by the rules at the moment!
My diabetes management has become ridiculously intuitive or perhaps more accurately described as guess based. Thank goodness for Libre!
I am starting to dread the changeover to Libre 2 with all the problems people are reporting. I ordered a replacement Libre 2 reader a couple of weeks ago and no sign of that yet so I am hoping I can remain on the original version for the foreseeable future. I am not sure the alarms will be a significant benefit to me anyway.

Many congratulations to our regular House Special stars @Hazel and @MeeTooTeeTwo Good to see you both on form.

@HenryBennett So sorry for your family bereavement.

If I was 3.9 hypo I'd be panicking. How come you're happy with it?

 

[DuncanLord]

Trying to get my head round loosing weight but keeping BG under control.
Have to eat carbs to walk and exercise but what’s point ( apart from getting fitter) if you don’t loose weight.
anyone know high carb food that’s low in calories.
Carbs to get BG but no calories to lose weight. Is this an endless problem.

 

[Robin]

Trying to get my head round loosing weight but keeping BG under control.
Have to eat carbs to walk and exercise but what’s point ( apart from getting fitter) if you don’t loose weight.
anyone know high carb food that’s low in calories.
Carbs to get BG but no calories to lose weight. Is this an endless problem.

If you are on a mixed insulin, Humulin 3, as your signature says, you don’t have much flexibility, once the insulin is in for the day, it’s in. For those of us on a basal/bolus regime, we can just lower the amount of insulin we take with our meal just before we exercise, so we don’t need extra carbs. Is there a reason why you are on a mixed insulin?

 

[Kaylz]

Is there a reason why you are on a mixed insulin?

I told @DuncanLord to ask about this (and I apologise for jumping in) but they told him as he was on such low doses of the mixed (3 in the morning and 1 at night if I remember correctly) they didn't see a basal bolus regime really working/being of benefit but I did point out that I was only taking 1 unit of basal for 2 years and minimal bolus and if a meal didn't require a bolus then so be it but at least it would've given more flexibility but I believe it was originally due to the Type 2 diagnosis that mixed was prescribed but my convo was after it was discovered it was in fact Type 1

Again sorry both for jumping in! xx

 

[Kaylz]

So guys that have been so kind to me about going out I just want to say thanks, I now realise that being outside feels fine and it's more the fear of touching or having to touch something while out, as long as I could keep my hands in my pockets I think I'd be ok xx

 

[rebrascora]

If I was 3.9 hypo I'd be panicking. How come you're happy with it?

Firstly, I don't consider it a "hypo" as non diabetic people drop below 4 occasionally and my range is set at 3.9-10 so I am right on the bottom edge of my range.
Secondly that is a Libre reading and a finger prick would probably be low 4s as the Libre usually reads slightly lower than a finger prick.
Thirdly, even if it is below 4 I can see from my Libre graph that it has only just dipped ever so slightly, just as I have woken up, so it is not like I have been sub 4 for any length of time and there is no danger whatsoever of my levels suddenly dropping dramatically lower when they have been really steady all night.
And I know from experience that it will rise quite suddenly the moment I swing my legs out of bed and stand up, although I did have a single jelly baby just to show some semblance of "following the rules" but only because my FOTF has been quite mild recently.
Finally, panicking achieves nothing.

You have to view it all in context with how you know your body is working.

 

[adrian1der]

Morning all. Checking in after a few days away. In meetings all day Friday and then a weekend of cooking, baking and looking after the baby.

5.8 at 05:53 Friday, 5.2 at 05:42 on Saturday, 5.0 at 07:26 yesterday and 5.8 at 08:13 this morning (I forgot to test first thing and had been up for a couple of hours and had two mugs of tea). BBQ on Friday night, Greek Roast Lamb in the garden yesterday and I feel another BBQ coming on for this evening. The Pimms is going down far too well 🙂

I hope everyone has a great week in the sun

 

[DuncanLord]

If you are on a mixed insulin, Humulin 3, as your signature says, you don’t have much flexibility, once the insulin is in for the day, it’s in. For those of us on a basal/bolus regime, we can just lower the amount of insulin we take with our meal just before we exercise, so we don’t need extra carbs. Is there a reason why you are on a mixed insulin?

Yes you are correct @Robin
I am on mixed insulin, started on that when first diagnosed with type 2 and they haven’t changed it yet, even though I’ve got Type 1 antibodies. just cut it down to now 2 units in morning and 1 unit in evening.
Perhaps they are waiting for my pancreas to give up???

 

[Robin]

Yes you are correct @Robin
I am on mixed insulin, started on that when first diagnosed with type 2 and they haven’t changed it yet, even though I’ve got Type 1 antibodies. just cut it down to now 2 units in morning and 1 unit in evening.
Perhaps they are waiting for my pancreas to give up???

Sometimes Diabetes clinics think, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But I think it’s fair to point out to them that it’s not working for you, because of your exercise and having to front load a lot of carbs for it, and that the consequence is not being able to lose weight, and that you need something more flexible. And see what they say.

 

[DuncanLord]

Sometimes Diabetes clinics think, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But I think it’s fair to point out to them that it’s not working for you, because of your exercise and having to front load a lot of carbs for it, and that the consequence is not being able to lose weight, and that you need something more flexible. And see what they say.

I’ll give that a try @Robin thank you.

 

[HenryBennett]

my wife's uncles had a farm in Fintona so we used to stay at the Valley Hotel in Five mile town

Amazing … I love the Valley Hotel. A really authentic family run business where they value their customers. Old fashioned, in all the best ways - modern, refurbished rooms but an attention to detail you rarely get in chains. I’m getting carried away I so like staying there. It’s a small world.

 

[HenryBennett]

Thank you all for your kindness. My SIL was in better form than I thought she might be. Rather than cook breakfast I took the two sisters to a nice little cafe nearby for breakfast. My BIL loved cricket and when we lived in London they’d often come over in the summer and I‘d take him to the Lord’s test. She enjoyed a bit of reminiscing this morning but not in a maudlin way.
The funeral will be on Thursday and Covid regs restrict it to 30 mourners here.

 

[Ditto]

Good day all. 6.5 @ 7.10 chuffed with that. Boiling like yesterday, managed half a flowerbed and now I'm hosing... there isn't a ban yet is there?

Sorry for your loss @HenryBennett

Congrats @Kaylz 🙂

 

[Bexlee]

5.0 and dropping this morning. The drop confirmed with blood !

Looking at the odd comment about libre 2. I must say I’ve only had two issues with libre 2 and I’m on sensor number 14. One reading very wrong and one kept alarming. - both replaced. I’m finding them more accurate than libre 1. I think we all potentially react differently to them.


“Fun” days at school this week until the end on Wednesday. We’ve done the how do you survive in a 2km wide dome in a pandemic today with nothing from the outside ……interestingly written in 2012 oh what did they know !

sorry to hear your news @HenryBennett

 

[SueEK]

So guys that have been so kind to me about going out I just want to say thanks, I now realise that being outside feels fine and it's more the fear of touching or having to touch something while out, as long as I could keep my hands in my pockets I think I'd be ok xx

That’s such a huge step forward if you can feel relatively comfortable outside. Maybe start with controlled outings where you are literally just going for a wander, no purpose to it so no visiting shops etc but just enjoying the feeling of being outside and enjoying the freedom and fresh air. I’m so pleased for you xx

 

[Kaylz]

That’s such a huge step forward if you can feel relatively comfortable outside. Maybe start with controlled outings where you are literally just going for a wander, no purpose to it so no visiting shops etc but just enjoying the feeling of being outside and enjoying the freedom and fresh air. I’m so pleased for you xx

That's the plan but limited to weekend afternoons as with the bus timetable changing last week Bruce isn't in and had his tea until near 7pm so it's a bit late for me as generally exhausted by then and especially at the moment with the heat xx

 

[DuncanLord]

@Robin
Just spoken with the diabetes team. There is no chance of doing anything at the moment as I’m not needing enough insulin.
Apparently I’m also not eating 2905 calories per day so I will lose weight but it might take time as body changes shape and changes fat to muscle which weighs more so scales do not tell truth.

Just wait next time I’ll be told my BMI is too high.